STANDARD TN UPDATE | what i've been doing, how it's been going, and my philosophical side quests

[@joannasweelife]

So I totally read what I wanted to read; "Hellinistic Classicism" read "Helenism" in my head until you actually read it out loud. Here I thought you were quoting something our dear Helen Wang once said. The sticker with the black hair helped make the connection. Now I'm laughing at myself.

[@kimmierishe5547]

😂

[@TheCoffeeMonsterzCo]

Is this play about us??

[@theoryof.lauren]

hahahahahahaahahahaha this made me laugh so much. honestly wouldnt put it past me to spend all my time journaling about helennnn she's the best! 🤍🤍

[@jdizzle708]

Your handwriting is so nice and your notes topics are so interesting! I’d love to do a deep dive on stoicism and CBT some time

[@ChantelleArts]

I love how neat and tidy your journal is looking 🥰

[@cheryldailey5310]

I can relate to hyperfixation moments. I'm similar in that if I'm reading and I find something I don't know or that I'm unsure of, I stop reading to research the item. I fall in rabbit holes. Thank you for sharing! ❤

[@theoryof.lauren]

SAME!!! It's the curse of being curious 😂 so glad im not alone 🤍

[@missfl0werstar]

Just people mentioning being ABD triggers my PTSD 🤣 5 years and a field shift later I'm still having those feelings about my PhD. (The guilt I built up being clueless about my ADHD over all the missed deadlines and stuff I just couldn't wrap my head around is insane.) I'm so glad you're almost done! Yeepeee!

[@theoryof.lauren]

uhg why is academia the WOOOOORST. i still feel clueless most days....

[@woofytron]

HECK YEAH NEW LAUREN JUST DROPPED. this made me excited to tap into my standard size common planner for next year. i'm planning to set it up this week while i recover from surgery!

[@theoryof.lauren]

omg!!!! hope your recovery has gone smoothly!!! thank you for spending it with me

[@madisonbrown3296]

I love seeing your academic musings on paper. Do you keep more of your "actual notes" in a safe place like on obsidian? And these pages are just your inner thoughts after reading?

[@theoryof.lauren]

thank you so much!! yes I have a separate research notebook that i try to keep the bulk of my dissertation related research in. I also have a lot of reading notes on specific books housed in notion. these pages in my TN are just my own thoughts about the readings i am doing for "fun" :)

[@elenamplans]

Ahh I got a shout out haha! Love it 🫶🏻

[@theoryof.lauren]

cant believe i forgot to link you. FIXED

[@octoberholiday453]

Original CBT (before Mindfulness became a component) is very similar to Stoicism in that it's heavily focused on thinking and addressing fallacies of thought. Gary Emery wrote a very good book called "Own Your Own Life" that I found interesting because it didn't include any emphasis on Mindfulness that's almost synonymous with midern CBT books. I enjoyed the flip through and your notes on what you've found interesting.

[@theoryof.lauren]

Oh wow thank you so much for the recommendation!! I really appreciate it! 🤍

[@gabmatth]

some of your notes got me thinking back on my undergrad studies/writings of (brown) queerness as spectacle (particularly ballroom/drag culture) and man do i wanna go re-read a lot of things now haha back into that rabbit hole also my class on affect was such a wild ride, do you have any favorite books/texts about affect? just out of curiosity JuBu is so smart and literally breaks my brain sometimes but its worth the (sometimes slow for me to understand) reading

[@theoryof.lauren]

ahhhh thats such a fascinating topic!!! for affect, I love the cultural politics of emotion by sara ahmed and the ordinary affects by kathleen stewart. also affect-adjacent but i love cautiously hopeful by marie carrière!! also have you ever seen the film paris is burning???

[@gracefullyempowered3223]

What is your research and dissertation focused on? I remember those days, it’s stressful and exciting all at the same time. My doctorate is in Social Work.

[@theoryof.lauren]

my dissertation focuses on representations of sexual trauma in feminist art and autobiography :) very cheerful!

[@gracefullyempowered3223]

@ that is a super interesting topic. Trauma is my area of focus.

[@amycampbell2264]

@@gracefullyempowered3223I’m a psy RN for VA. Lots of trauma …

[@dani5165]

Lauren making me want to try a standard TN again 👀 let’s not talk about my passport tn i can’t get to work fully right now

[@theoryof.lauren]

oooooooooooo 👀 dont make me fall down the passport tn rabbit hole!!!!!

[@elizajournals]

I love Patricia Hill Collins...

[@theoryof.lauren]

me too :')

[@berganburnett2300]

Hi, I recently purchased a freely noted standard size. Are you using PMC’s clear cover?

[@theoryof.lauren]

yes i am using the standard clear cover from plannermonkeyco. its a great fit :)

[@PaperPensandCoffee]

Great video . being a mental health counselor in training, your quest reading about cbt caught my attention. May I ask which type of white pen you use for your headers,? Just subscribe too.

[@theoryof.lauren]

thank you so much! i use a tombow fudenosuke brush pen for all the black headers!

[@tiffanymo3683]

I’ve always wondered about your black with white labels or headings - are those stickers or your writing? If so, what pen do you use because it looks great!

[@theoryof.lauren]

they are my own writing!! i just use a tombow fudenosuke hard tip for the black part and then a white gelly roll in 0.8 for the white writing overtop :)

[@evaalwora1533]

❤ this was a great video! Your thought process felt very similar to mine. 😅 such a pleasure to watch. 🎉

[@theoryof.lauren]

I am so glad! It's always nice to know I'm not alone in this 😅

[@jadareyes6553]

if you like judith butler, you'll like jules gil peterson even more!

[@theoryof.lauren]

i will be checking them out!!!! thank you 🤍🤍

[@autisticbucky]

always such a joy to see your books Lauren! you’re one of my academic inspirations and its always a pleasure to hear what you’re reading! 🩷

[@theoryof.lauren]

Thank you so much bucky for your kind words!! that means a lot to me 🤍